January GMM (January 9th) Tentative Agenda

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Our next GMM will be January 9th from 12:30pm – 3:30pm in Harry Crowe Room (Atkinson 109). Free food and TTC tokens will be available! At this GMM, we will be voting on the hiring procedure for a staff member to replace our retiring Equity Officer, bylaw amendments as well as donation requests. All members are encouraged to attend.

Keep reading for the tentative agenda, accessibility information and more.

If you have items to add to the agenda please contact the Recording Secretary, Gizem Çakmak, at recsec.cupe3903@gmail.com. Items must be received by January 7th at 5 pm.

If you require any of the following: ASL interpretation, reimbursement for childcare/caregiver/attendant care, and/or transportation costs for members who are unable to secure Wheel-Trans, or other requests for accommodation, please contact Sheila Wilmot at cupe3903.equity.officer@gmail.com or 416-736-5154 ext. 3

  1. Roll call of officers (3 minutes)
  2. Reading of the Equality Statement (2 minutes)  
  3. Reading of the Mississauga Land Acknowledgement (2 minutes)  
  4. Approval of agenda (3 minutes)
  5. Notices (5 minutes) 
    1. Bylaw amendment: Appendix H (Internal Sexual Assault Policy) 
    2. Bylaw amendment: Article 8.o (Executive Committee)  
    3. Bylaw amendment: Article 7.f (Dues and Assessments)  
  6. Approval of Minutes (15 minutes) [See separate document]
    1. October 2019 GMM minutes
  7. Nominations, Elections, Installations (15 minutes)
    1. All-University Pension Plan Committee representative (1 vacancy)
  8. Hiring
    1. Equity Officer hiring 
    2. Discussion on hiring a part-time assistant staff representative  
  9. Unfinished Business (45 minutes)  
    1. Bylaw amendment: Article 15.b – Membership Meetings 
    2. Bylaw amendment: Appendix I – Confidentiality Rules  
    3. Donation request: York Affordable Housing Committee ($2500) 
    4. Donation request: YFS Day of Action on November 6 ($2100)
    5. Motion to destroy the ballots from the bylaw amendment: Article 10 – Committees  
    6. Motion to destroy the ballots from the bylaw amendment: Appendix C – Ways and Means 
    7. Motion to destroy the ballots from the bylaw amendment: Appendix D – Extended Health Benefit Committee  
    8. Motion to destroy the ballots from the bylaw amendment: Appendix E – Professional Development Fund 
    9. Motion to destroy the ballots from the bylaw amendment: Article 9.I.f (Officers Sitting on the Executive Committee – Chairperson)  
    10. Motion to destroy the ballots from the bylaw amendment: Appendix H – Internal Sexual Assault Policy  
  10. Finances (30 minutes) 
    1. Treasurer’s Report [See separate document]
      1. Proposed Budget Amendments (See page 4 of the Treasurer’s Report)
    2. Trustees’ Reports  
  11. Matters arising (20 minutes)
  12. New Business (20 minutes)
    1. Solidarity with UCSC wildcat strike
  13. Executive Report-backs (10 minutes)  
    1. Executive Committee December 2019 reports 
  14. Reports of Committees and Delegates (10 minutes)
    1. CUPE National report-back (written)
  15. Adjournment